1957 Washington Senators Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• December 6, 1956

  Mel Clark player rights sold to the Detroit Tigers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

• Before 1957 Season

  Signed Lee Stange as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Sandy Valdespino as an amateur free agent.

  Released Choo-Choo Coleman.

• April 29, 1957

  Traded Bob Chakales and Dean Stone to the Boston Red Sox. Received Milt Bolling, Russ Kemmerer and Faye Throneberry.

• April 30, 1957

  Karl Olson player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• May 8, 1957

  Signed Don Minnick as a free agent.

• May 15, 1957

  Traded Dick Brodowski and Dick Tettelbach to the Cleveland Indians. Received Bob Usher.

• May 20, 1957

  Selected Rocky Bridges off waivers from the Cincinnati Redlegs.

• June 12, 1957

  Purchased Art Schult from the Cincinnati Redlegs.

• June 17, 1957

  Signed Jim Kaat as an amateur free agent.

• August 6, 1957

  Signed Joe Black as a free agent.

• September 2, 1957

  Signed Ralph Lumenti as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

• November 25, 1957

  Released Joe Black.

• December 2, 1957

  Drafted Bobby Malkmus from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1957 rule 5 draft.

  Tony Roig selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1957 minor league draft.

• Before 1958 Season

  Signed Johnnie Seale as an amateur free agent.

  Signed Zoilo Versalles as an amateur free agent.

  John Romonosky received from Syracuse (Eastern) in an unknown transaction.

  Signed Minnie Mendoza as a free agent.

• January 23, 1958

  Traded Pete Runnels to the Boston Red Sox. Received Albie Pearson and Norm Zauchin.

• January 29, 1958

  Art Schult player rights sold to the Boston Red Sox.

• February 25, 1958

  Traded Milt Bolling to the Cleveland Indians. Received Pete Mesa (minors).